THE SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND 
TECHNOLOGY, TRIVANDRUM, ACT, 1980 

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Declaration of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Medical Centre Society for Advanced Studies in 

Specialities, Trivandrum, as an institution of national importance. 

3.  Definitions. 
4.  Incorporation of Institute. 
5.  Composition of Institute. 
6.  Term of office of and vacancies among members. 
7.  President of Institute. 
8.  Allowances of President and members. 
9.  Meetings of Institute. 
10.  Governing Body and other committees of Institute. 
11.  Staff of Institute. 
12.  Objects of Institute. 
13.  Functions of Institute. 
14.  Vesting of property. 
15.  Payment to Institute. 
16.  Fund of Institute. 
17.  Budget of Institute. 
18.  Accounts and audit. 
19.  Annual report. 
20.  Pension and provident funds. 
21.  Authentication of orders and instruments of Institute. 
22.  Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc. 
23.  Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by Institute. 
24.  Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Institute. 
25.  Control by Central Government. 
26.  Disputes between Institute and Central Government. 
27.  Returns and information. 
28.  Transfer of service of existing employees. 
29.  Continuance of facilities at Institute. 
30.  Power to remove difficulties. 
31.  Power to make rules. 
32.  Power to make regulations. 
33.  Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 

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THE SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND 
TECHNOLOGY, TRIVANDRUM ACT, 1980 

ACT NO. 52 OF 1980 

[3rd December, 1980.]  

An  Act  to  declare  the  Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Medical  Centre  Society  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Specialities, Trivandrum, in  the State of Kerala,  to  be an institution of national  importance 
and to provide for its incorporation and matters connected therewith. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for 

Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Act, 1980. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2.  Declaration  of  the  Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Medical  Centre  Society  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Specialities, Trivandrum, as an institution of national importance.—Whereas the objects of the Sree 
Chitra Tirunal Medical Centre Society for Advanced Studies in Specialities, Trivandrum, in the State of 
Kerala,  are  such  as  to  make  the  institution  one  of  national  importance,  it  is  hereby  declared  that  the 
institution,  known  as  the  Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Medical  Centre  Society  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Specialities, Trivandrum, is an institution of national importance. 

3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Governing Body; 

(b) “Director” means the Director of the Institute; 

(c) “Fund” means the Fund of the Institute referred to in section 16; 

(d) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the Institute; 

(e)  “Institute”  means  the  institution  known  as  the  Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Institute  for  Medical 

Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, incorporated under this Act; 

(f) “member” means a member of the Institute; 

(g) “President” means the President of the Institute; 

(h) “regulation” means a regulation made by the Institute; 

(i) “rule” means a rule made by the Central Government. 

4.  Incorporation  of  Institute.—The  Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Medical  Centre  Society  for  Advanced 
Studies  in  Specialities, Trivandrum,  is  hereby  constituted  a  body  corporate  by  the  name  of  Sree  Chitra 
Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, and as such body corporate, it shall 
have  perpetual  succession  and  a  common  seal  with  power,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  to 
acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall, by that name, sue and be sued. 

5. Composition of Institute.—The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

(a) the Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University, ex officio; 

(b) the Director-General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio; 

(c) the Director, ex officio; 

(d)  four  members  to  be  nominated  by  the  Central  Government  to  represent  respectively  the 
Departments  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  Ministries  of  that  Government  dealing  with  Science  and 
Technology, Health, Finance and Education; 

1. 1st March, 1981, vide notification No. G.S.R. 254(E), dated 17th February, 1981, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 
     Part II, sec. 3(i). 

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(e)  two  members  to  be  nominated  by  the  Government  of  the  State  of  Kerala  to  represent 
respectively  the  Departments  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  Ministries  of  that  Government  dealing  with 
Planning, Science and Technology and Health; 

(f) three scientists of whom two shall be medical scientists and one shall be a social scientist, to 

be nominated by the Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; 

(g)  three  scientists  representing  engineering  and  technology  to  be  nominated  by  the  Central 

Government in the manner prescribed by rules; 

(h) the Head of the Biomedical Technology Wing of the Institute, ex officio; 

(i)  three  representatives  of  the  medical  faculties  of  Indian  Universities  to  be  nominated  by  the 

Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; and 

(j)  three  members  of  Parliament  of  whom  two  shall  be  elected  from  among  themselves  by  the 
members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Council 
of States. 

6.  Term  of  office  of  and  vacancies  among  members.—(1)  Save  as  otherwise  provided  in  this 

section, the term of office of a member shall be five years from the date of his nomination or election. 

(2) The term of office of a member elected under clause (j) of section 5 shall come to an end as soon 

as he ceases to be a member of the House from which he was elected. 

(3) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue 

of which he is such a member. 

(4) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the 

remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated or elected. 

(5) An outgoing member other than a member elected under clause (j) of section 5 shall, unless the 
Central Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated as a member 
in his place. 

(6) An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination or reelection. 

(7) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government 

but he shall continue in office until his resignation is accepted by that Government. 

(8) The manner of filling vacancies among members shall be such as may be prescribed by rules. 

7. President of Institute.—(1) There shall be a President of the Institute who shall be nominated by 

the Central Government from among the members other than the Director. 

(2) The President shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are laid down in this Act 

or as may be prescribed by rules or regulations. 

8.  Allowances  of  President  and  members.—The  President  and  other  members  shall  receive  such 

allowances, if any, from the Institute as may be prescribed by rules. 

9. Meetings of Institute.—The Institute shall hold its first meeting at such time and place as may be 
appointed  by  the  Central  Government  and  shall  observe  such  rules  of  procedure  in  regard  to  the 
transaction of business at the first meeting as may be laid down by that Government; and thereafter  the 
Institute  shall  meet  at  such  times  and  places  and  observe  such  rules  of  procedure  in  regard  to  the 
transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed by regulations. 

10. Governing Body and other committees of Institute.—(1) There shall be a Governing Body of 
the  Institute  which  shall  be  constituted  by  the  Institute  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations: 

Provided that the number of persons who are not members of the Institute shall not exceed one-third 

of the total membership of the Governing Body. 

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(2) The  Governing  Body  shall  be  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Institute  and shall  exercise  such 
powers and discharge such functions as the Institute may, by regulations made in this behalf, confer or 
impose upon it. 

(3)  The  President  shall  be  the  Chairman  of  the  Governing  Body  and  as  Chairman  thereof  shall 

exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations. 

(4) The procedure to be followed in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the 
Governing Body, and the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of 
the Governing Body shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations. 

(5) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed by rules, the Institute may constitute 
as many standing committees and as many ad hoc committees as it thinks fit for exercising any power or 
discharging any function of the Institute or for inquiring into, or reporting or advising upon, any matter 
which the Institute may refer to them. 

(6) The  Chairman  and  members  of  the  Governing  Body  and  Chairman  and  members  of  a  standing 
committee  or  an  ad  hoc  committee  shall  receive  such  allowances,  if  any,  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations. 

11.  Staff  of  Institute.—(1)  There  shall  be  a  chief  executive  officer  of  the  Institute  who  shall  be 
designated as the Director of the Institute and shall, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, 
be appointed by the Institute: 

Provided that the first Director of the Institute shall be appointed by the Central Government. 

(2) The Director shall act as the Secretary to the Institute as well as the Governing Body. 

(3) The  Director  shall  exercise  such  powers  and  discharge  such  functions  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations or as may be delegated to him by the Institute or the President or by the Governing Body or 
the Chairman. 

(4)  Subject  to  such  rules  as  may  be  made  in  this  behalf,  the  Institute  may  appoint  such  number  of 
other  officers  and  employees  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  exercise  of  its  powers  and  discharge  of  its 
functions and may determine the designations and grades of such other officers and employees. 

(5) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, the Director and other officers and employees 
of the Institute shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and shall be governed by such conditions of 
service in respect of leave, pension, gratuity, provident fund and other matters as may be prescribed by 
regulations made in this behalf. 

12. Objects of Institute.—The objects of the Institute shall be— 

(a) to promote biomedical engineering and technology; 

(b)  to  provide  and  demonstrate  high  standards  of  patient  care  in  advanced  medical                  

specialities; and 

(c)  to  develop  post-graduate  training  programmes  of  the  highest  quality  in  advanced  medical 

specialities and biomedical engineering and technology. 

13. Functions of Institute.—With a view to the promotion of the objects specified in section 12, the 

Institute may,— 

(a)  provide  for  post-graduate  teaching  in  the  science  of  modern  medicine  and  other  allied 

sciences, including physical and biological sciences; 

(b) provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences; 

(c)  conduct  experiments  in  integrated  methods  of  post-graduate  medical  and  technological 

education in order to arrive at satisfactory standards of such education; 

(d) prescribe courses and curricula for post-graduate studies; 

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(e) provide for post-graduate teaching and training in biomedical sciences and technology; 

(f) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, establish and 

maintain— 

(i) one or more well equipped hospitals; and 

(ii) one or more centers for research and development in biomedical technology; 

(g) hold examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles 
in  post-graduate  medical  education  and  biomedical  technology  as  may  be  laid  down  in  the 
regulations; 

(h)  institute  and  appoint  persons  to  professorships,  readerships,  lecturerships  and  posts  of  any 

description in accordance with the regulations; 

(i) receive grants from the Governments and gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests and transfers 
of properties, both movable and immovable, from donors, benefactors, testators or transferors, as the 
case may be; 

(j)  deal  with  any  property  belonging  to,  or  vested  in,  the  Institute  in  any  manner  which  is 

considered necessary for promoting the objects specified in section l2; 

(k) demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by regulations; and 

(l) do all other acts and things as may be necessary to further the objects specified in section 12. 

14. Vesting of property.—All properties which had vested in the Sree Chitra Tirunal Medical Centre 
Society for Advanced Studies in Specialities, Trivandrum, immediately before the commencement of this 
Act, shall, on and from such commencement, vest in the Institute. 

15.  Payment  to  Institute.—The  Central  Government  may,  after  due  appropriation  made  by 
Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the  Institute in each financial year such sums of money and in 
such  manner  as  may  be  considered  necessary  by  that  Government  for  the  exercise  of  its  powers  and 
discharge of its functions under this Act. 

16. Fund of Institute.—(1) The Institute shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited— 

(a) all moneys provided by the Central Government and the Government of Kerala; 

(b) all fees and other charges received by the Institute; 

(c) all moneys received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; and 

(d) all moneys received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source. 

(2) All moneys credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as 

the Institute may, with the approval of the Central Government, decide. 

(3)  The  Fund  shall  be  applied  towards  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  Institute  including  expenses 

incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under section 13. 

17. Budget of Institute.—The Institute shall prepare, in such form and at such time every year, as 
may be prescribed by rules, a budget in respect of the financial year next ensuing showing the estimated 
receipts  and  expenditure  of  the  Institute  and  shall  forward  to  the  Central  Government  such  number  of 
copies thereof as may be prescribed by rules. 

18. Accounts and audit.—(1) The Institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records 
and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts  including  the  balance-sheet  in  such  form  as  the  Central 
Government may, by rules, prescribe, and in accordance with such general directions as may be issued by 
that Government, in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 

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(2) The accounts of the Institute shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and 
any  expenditure  incurred  by  him  in  connection  with  such  audit  shall  be  payable  by  the  Institute  to  the 
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(3)  The  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  and  any  person  appointed  by  him  in  connection 
with  the  audit  of  the  accounts  of  the  Institute  shall  have  the  same  rights,  privileges  and  authority  in 
connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the 
audit  of  the  Government  accounts  and,  in  particular,  shall  have  the  right  to  demand  the  production  of 
books,  accounts,  connected  vouchers  and  other  documents  and  papers  and  to  inspect  the  offices  of  the 
Institute as well as of the institutions established and maintained by it. 

(4) The accounts of the Institute as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any 
other  person  appointed  by  him  in  this  behalf  together  with  the  audit  report  thereon  shall  be  forwarded 
annually  to  the  Central  Government  and  that  Government  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  both 
Houses of Parliament. 

19.  Annual report.—The Institute  shall  prepare for every  year  a  report  of its  activities  during  that 
year and submit the report to the Central Government in such form and on or before such date as may be 
prescribed by rules and a copy of the report shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is received, before 
both Houses of Parliament. 

20. Pension and provident funds.—(1) The Institute shall constitute for the benefit of its officers, 
teachers  and  other  employees  in  such  manner  and  subject  to  such  conditions  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations, such pension and provident funds as it may deem fit. 

(2)  Where  any  such  pension  or  provident  fund  has  been  constituted,  the  Central  Government  may 
declare that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925, (19 of 1925) shall apply to such fund as if it 
were a Government Provident Fund. 

21.  Authentication  of  orders  and  instruments  of  Institute.—All  orders  and  decisions  of  the 
Institute shall be authenticated by the signature of the President or any other member authorised by the 
Institute in this behalf, and all other instruments shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director or 
any other officer of the Institute authorised in like manner in this behalf. 

22.  Acts  and  proceedings  not  to  be  invalidated  by  vacancies,  etc.—No  act  done  or  proceeding 
taken  by  the  Institute,  Governing  Body  or  any  standing  or  ad  hoc  committee  under  this  Act  shall  be 
questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the 
Institute, Governing Body or such standing or ad hoc committee. 

23. Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by Institute.—Notwithstanding anything contained in 
any  other  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  the  Institute  shall  have  power  to  grant  medical  degrees, 
diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles under this Act. 

24.  Recognition  of  medical  qualifications  granted  by  Institute.—Notwithstanding  anything 
contained  in  the  Indian  Medical  Council  Act,  1956  (102  of  1956),  the  medical  degrees  and  diplomas 
granted by the Institute under this Act shall be recognised medical qualifications for the purposes of that 
Act and shall be deemed to be included in the First Schedule to that Act. 

25. Control by Central Government.—The Institute shall carry out such directions as may be issued 

to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act. 

26.  Disputes  between  Institute  and  Central  Government.—If  in,  or  in  connection  with,  the 
exercise  of  its  powers  and  discharge  of  its  functions  by  the  Institute  under  this  Act,  any  dispute  arises 
between  the  Institute  and  the  Central  Government,  the  decision  of  the  Central  Government  on  such 
dispute shall be final. 

27. Returns and information.—The Institute shall furnish to the Central Government such reports, 

returns and other information as that Government may require from time to time. 

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28. Transfer of service of existing employees.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person 
who  was  employed  in  the  Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Medical  Centre  Society  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Specialities,  Trivandrum,  immediately  before  the  commencement  of  this  Act  shall,  on  and  from  such 
commencement, become an employee of the Institute and shall hold his office or service therein by the 
same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions and with the same rights 
and privileges as to leave, pension, gratuity, provident fund and other matters as he would have held the 
same on the date of commencement of this Act if this Act had not been passed, and shall continue to do 
so  unless  and  until  his  employment  is  terminated  or  until  such  tenure,  remuneration  and  terms  and 
conditions are duly altered by regulations: 

Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such person shall 

not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous approval of the Central Government. 

29.  Continuance  of facilities  at  Institute.—The  Institute  shall  continue to  provide  facilities to the 
Government and people of the State of Kerala and the Central Government and such facilities shall not, in 
any  respect,  be  less  favourable  to  the  said  Governments  and  people  than  what  were  being  provided  to 
them before the commencement of this Act and shall be made available for such period and upon such 
terms and conditions (including those relating to any contributions to be made for the provision of such 
facilities)  as  may  be  agreed  upon  between the  Institute, the  Government of the State  of Kerala  and  the 
Central Government. 

30. Power to remove difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this 
Act, the Central Government may, within a period of three years from the commencement of this Act, by 
order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions or give such directions not inconsistent with 
the provisions of this Act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty. 

31. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the Institute, may, 

by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act: 

Provided that consultation with the Institute shall not be necessary on the first occasion of the making 
of  rules  under  this  section,  but  the  Central  Government  shall  take  into  consideration  any  suggestions 
which the Institute may make in relation to the amendment of such rules after they are made. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the manner of nomination of members under clauses (f), (g) and (i) of section 5; 

(b) the manner of filling vacancies among members under section 6; 

(c)  the  powers  and  functions  to  be  exercised  and  discharged  by  the  President  under                     

sub-section (2) of section 7; 

(d) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the President and other members under section 8; 

(e) the control and restrictions in relation to the constitution of standing and ad hoc committees 

under sub-section (5) of section 10; 

(f) the appointment of the Director under sub-section (1) of section 11; 

(g) the number of officers and employees that may be appointed by the Institute and the manner 

of such appointment under sub-section (4) of section 11; 

(h) the salaries and allowances to be paid to the Director and other officers and employees of the 

Institute under sub-section (5) of section 11; 

(i) the form in which, and the time at which, the budget shall be prepared by the Institute and the 

number of copies thereof to be forwarded to the Central Government under section 17; 

(j)  the  form  in  which  an  annual  statement  of  accounts  including  the  balance-sheet  shall  be 

prepared by the Institute under sub-section (1) of section 18; 

(k) the form in which and the date before which, the report of the activities of the Institute shall 

be submitted to the Central Government under section 19; 

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(1) the form and manner in which reports, returns and other information are to be furnished by the 

Institute to the Central Government under section 27; 

(m) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules. 

32. Power to make regulations.—(1) The Institute may, with the previous approval of the Central 
Government,  make  regulations  consistent  with  this  Act  and  the  rules  made  thereunder  to  carry  out  the 
purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of this power, such regulations may provide 
for— 

(a)  the  powers  and  functions  to  be  exercised  and  discharged  by  the  President  under                   

sub-section (2) of section 7; 

(b) the summoning and holding of meetings, other than the first meeting, of the  Institute under 
section  9,  the  time  and  place  where  such  meetings  are  to  be  held,  the  conduct  of  business  at  such 
meetings and the number of members necessary to form a quorum; 

(c)  the  manner  of  constituting  the  Governing  Body  and  standing  and  ad  hoc  committees  under 
section  10,  the  term  of  office  of,  and  the  manner  of  filling  vacancies  among,  the  members  of  the 
Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees; 

(d)  the  powers  and  functions  to  be  exercised  and  discharged  by  the  Governing  Body  and  the 

Chairman under sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 10; 

(e) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the Chairman and the members of the Governing Body 

and of standing and ad hoc committees under sub-section (6) of section 10; 

(f)  the  procedure  to  be  followed  by  the  Governing  Body  and  standing  and  ad  hoc  committees          

in  the  conduct  of  their  business,  exercise  of  their  powers  and  discharge  of  their  functions  under 
section 10; 

(g) the powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the Director under sub-section (3) 

of section 11; 

(h) the  tenure  of  office,  salaries  and  allowances  and other  conditions  of  service  of the  Director 
and other officers and employees of the Institute including teachers appointed by the Institute under 
sub-section (5) of section 11; 

(i) the management of the properties of the Institute under section 13; 

(j) the degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles which may be granted by the 

Institute under clause (g) of section 13; 

(k)  the  professorships,  readerships,  lecturerships  and  other  posts  which  may  be  instituted  and 
persons  who  may  be  appointed  to  such  professorships,  readerships,  lecturerships  and  other  posts 
under clause (h) of section 13; 

(l)  the  fees  and  other  charges  which  may  be  demanded  and  received  by  the  Institute  under           

clause (k) of section 13; 

(m) the manner in which, and the conditions subject to which, pension and provident funds may 
be  constituted  for  the  benefit  of  officers,  teachers  and  other  employees  of  the  Institute  under          
sub-section (1) of section 20; 

(n) matters relating to tenure of office, remuneration and  terms and conditions of service of the 

persons referred to in section 28; 

(o) any other matter for which under this Act provisions may be made by regulations. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the first regulations under this Act shall be 
made  by  the  Central  Government;  and  any  regulations  so  made  may  be  altered  or  rescinded  by  the 
Institute in exercise of its power under sub-section (1). 

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33.  Rules  and  regulations  to  be  laid  before  Parliament.—Every  rule  and  every  regulation  made 
under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it 
is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more 
successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the 
successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or 
both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter 
have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such 
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that rule or regulation. 

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